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New At McArdle's
Farmers Market
We are happy to bring our customers an outstanding selection of plums, peaches, heirloom tomatoes, apples, cucumbers, squashes and more.
All produce is grown organically from a Connecticut farm.
Farmers market will be held Thursdays in September, begining September 9th, from 10-2 here at McArdle's!
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September 1, 2010
New At McArdle's
Farmers Market
September Gardening Calender
What to do in the garden now
September Lecture
Plant Edibles Now For Fast Rewarding Harvest This Fall
Sale!
End of Summer Sale at McArdle's!
Think Spring This Fall
Plant bulbs now to achieve bloom next spring
Lawns
Organica Step 4
Pruning
Evergreen Shrubs and Trees
Happy Fall!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Slightly overdue...
...our latest newsletter. Apologies for the delay.
August Gardening Calender
What to do in the garden now
* Continue to check for powdery mildew on phlox, zinnia, bee balm, verbena, rose, squash, cucumber and pumpkin to name a few. Spray with Serenade, an organic solution.
* Stake floppy annuals and perennials. Keeping them upright will help prevent them from smothering neighboring plants.
* Fertilize your landscape regularly with an organic fertilizer.
* Remove spent flowers from roses.
* Weed flower beds before weeds set seed. There will be fewer weeds next year.
* Collect plant material to use in dried arrangements. Harvest flowers when color first appears.
* Plant bean, spinach, lettuce and radish for fall crops.
* Let tomatoes ripen on the vine.
* Pull out spent and tired annuals and add them to your compost bin.
* Don't forget your house plants. Remember to water, fertilize, and remove spent flowers.
* Re-pot overgrown houseplants before you move them inside.
* Replenish mulch as needed. Some mulches break down faster than others.
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July 29, 2010
August Gardening Calender
What to do in the garden now
Plant Vegetables now for a fall harvest
Keep fresh produce coming from your backyard
New Organic Products At McArdle's
Water Rounds and Worm Composting
Hydrangea
Act now before it's too late
Unwanted Guests In The Garden
Euonymus scale Prevalent Now
Blossom End Rot Appearing Now In Local Gardens
McArdle’s Florist & Garden Center
Celebrating Being Green In Greenwhich For 100 Years
48 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-5600 | www.mcardles.com
August Gardening Calender
What to do in the garden now
* Continue to check for powdery mildew on phlox, zinnia, bee balm, verbena, rose, squash, cucumber and pumpkin to name a few. Spray with Serenade, an organic solution.
* Stake floppy annuals and perennials. Keeping them upright will help prevent them from smothering neighboring plants.
* Fertilize your landscape regularly with an organic fertilizer.
* Remove spent flowers from roses.
* Weed flower beds before weeds set seed. There will be fewer weeds next year.
* Collect plant material to use in dried arrangements. Harvest flowers when color first appears.
* Plant bean, spinach, lettuce and radish for fall crops.
* Let tomatoes ripen on the vine.
* Pull out spent and tired annuals and add them to your compost bin.
* Don't forget your house plants. Remember to water, fertilize, and remove spent flowers.
* Re-pot overgrown houseplants before you move them inside.
* Replenish mulch as needed. Some mulches break down faster than others.
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July 29, 2010
August Gardening Calender
What to do in the garden now
Plant Vegetables now for a fall harvest
Keep fresh produce coming from your backyard
New Organic Products At McArdle's
Water Rounds and Worm Composting
Hydrangea
Act now before it's too late
Unwanted Guests In The Garden
Euonymus scale Prevalent Now
Blossom End Rot Appearing Now In Local Gardens
McArdle’s Florist & Garden Center
Celebrating Being Green In Greenwhich For 100 Years
48 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-5600 | www.mcardles.com
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Our latest e-newsletter...
Hope everyone is having a great spring so far! Here's our latest e-newsletter for some inspiration....
Early May Gardening Calender
What to do in the garden now
* Break off wilting tulip or daffodil heads but continue to feed and care for the plants until the foliage has died back naturally.
* Promptly remove spent flowers from any plant unless your intent is to harvest the seeds. It consumes plant energy to produce seeds, and in many species (especially annuals), removing the flowers will promote further blooms.
* Still too early to plant Geraniums, Tomatoes, Impatiens, Basil, and other tender plants outdoors. May 15th is the frost-free date for our area.
* Pinch azalea and rhododendron blossoms as they fade. Double-flowered azaleas need no pinching.
* Early flowering deciduous shrubs can be pruned back when they have finished blooming.
* Work lime in the soil around your hydrangeas to produce pink flowers or sulfur for blue.
* Since spring rains have been sparse, begin irrigating, especially plants growing in full sun.
* Growing lettuce under screening materials such as a shade cloth. This will slow bolting and extend harvests into hot weather.
* Apples, crab apples, and hawthorns susceptible to rust disease should have protective fungicidal sprays applied beginning when these trees bloom.
* Remove any sucker growths from fruit trees as soon as they appear.
* Slugs will hide during the daytime beneath a board placed over damp ground. Check each morning and destroy any slugs that have gathered on the underside of the board. Or, use Sluggo---an organic control, to prevent slug damage.
* Setting your mower for a higher cut during the spring months will help the grass to grow in fuller and help choke out weeds.
* The first flowers you'll see will be your weeds. Work to eliminate the weeds (roots and all), before they have a chance to go to seed, or you will be fighting them for years to come.
Have a gardening question? Email Jim Zanetti at jim.zanetti@mcardles.com
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May 5, 2010
Early May Gardening Calender
What to do in the garden now
Vegetable Gardening
Small Spaces
Unwanted Guests in the Garden
Late Blight on Tomatoes
Aphids
New At McArdle's
Living Outdoors
Container Gardening
Container Annuals That Go The Distance
McArdle’s Florist & Garden Center
Celebrating Being Green In Greenwhich For 100 Years
48 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-5600 | www.mcardles.com
Early May Gardening Calender
What to do in the garden now
* Break off wilting tulip or daffodil heads but continue to feed and care for the plants until the foliage has died back naturally.
* Promptly remove spent flowers from any plant unless your intent is to harvest the seeds. It consumes plant energy to produce seeds, and in many species (especially annuals), removing the flowers will promote further blooms.
* Still too early to plant Geraniums, Tomatoes, Impatiens, Basil, and other tender plants outdoors. May 15th is the frost-free date for our area.
* Pinch azalea and rhododendron blossoms as they fade. Double-flowered azaleas need no pinching.
* Early flowering deciduous shrubs can be pruned back when they have finished blooming.
* Work lime in the soil around your hydrangeas to produce pink flowers or sulfur for blue.
* Since spring rains have been sparse, begin irrigating, especially plants growing in full sun.
* Growing lettuce under screening materials such as a shade cloth. This will slow bolting and extend harvests into hot weather.
* Apples, crab apples, and hawthorns susceptible to rust disease should have protective fungicidal sprays applied beginning when these trees bloom.
* Remove any sucker growths from fruit trees as soon as they appear.
* Slugs will hide during the daytime beneath a board placed over damp ground. Check each morning and destroy any slugs that have gathered on the underside of the board. Or, use Sluggo---an organic control, to prevent slug damage.
* Setting your mower for a higher cut during the spring months will help the grass to grow in fuller and help choke out weeds.
* The first flowers you'll see will be your weeds. Work to eliminate the weeds (roots and all), before they have a chance to go to seed, or you will be fighting them for years to come.
Have a gardening question? Email Jim Zanetti at jim.zanetti@mcardles.com
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May 5, 2010
Early May Gardening Calender
What to do in the garden now
Vegetable Gardening
Small Spaces
Unwanted Guests in the Garden
Late Blight on Tomatoes
Aphids
New At McArdle's
Living Outdoors
Container Gardening
Container Annuals That Go The Distance
McArdle’s Florist & Garden Center
Celebrating Being Green In Greenwhich For 100 Years
48 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-5600 | www.mcardles.com
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Cast your vote!
Help make McArdle's Florist and Garden Center "Best of the Gold Coast" once again! Cast your vote now at www.mofflymedia.com. You can vote from now up to April 16th.
Friday, March 12, 2010
What's happening...
Here's a look at our latest e-newsletter:
March Gardening Calendar
What to do in the garden now
Spring is going to be here before we know it. Take advantage of these milder days and get outside in the fresh air. Below are a few things that you can do to get started on rewarding chores.
* If you haven't done so please take down all outdoor Christmas decorations. Your neighbors will be happy you did.
*Clean out all the debris (dead leaves and branches) from your gardens. This will help prevent the start of disease.
* Prune foliage from evergreens that have a burnt appearance. Hollies, Daphnes, Leucothoes, and Sarcococcas are just some of the shrubs that may have been affected by this past winter.
* Prune summer-blooming shrubs, removing any dead wood and any branches that are not desirable. Spring blooming shrubs will also respond best to pruning now, but you will have to sacrifice some blooms. They can be pruned after they flower, but shrubs do not have as many accumulated reserves as they do right after winter. If rosebushes and perennials were not pruned in the fall, now is the time to prune those as well.
* Add the appropriate soil amendments based on your particular garden’s needs. Our Coast of Maine Compost & Peat Moss improves any soil. Do not work the soil until it is dry enough to crumble when you squeeze a handful, and do not walk on your wet garden; compaction will occur.
* Begin fertilizing your houseplants now that their dormancy has ended.
* Garden perennials will benefit from an early feeding of a complete slow-release fertilizer, like Plant~tone, which is 100% organic.
* Adjust guy wires on trees. Check for girdling, which stunts growth.
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March 5, 2010
March Gardening Calendar
What to do in the garden now
March Workshops at McArdle's
Living Succulent Wreaths
Start Your Vegetables Indoors
Composting 101
Seed Starting
Sewing Seeds Indoors
Pruning
Ornamental Grasses and gray leaved perennials
Lenten Rose Hellebores
McArdle's Centennial
Boys and Girls Club Tree Planting
We Make House Calls!
Small Projects at your home
McArdle’s Florist & Garden Center
Adding Color To Your Life, Inside And Out, Since 1910
48 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-5600 | www.mcardles.com
March Gardening Calendar
What to do in the garden now
Spring is going to be here before we know it. Take advantage of these milder days and get outside in the fresh air. Below are a few things that you can do to get started on rewarding chores.
* If you haven't done so please take down all outdoor Christmas decorations. Your neighbors will be happy you did.
*Clean out all the debris (dead leaves and branches) from your gardens. This will help prevent the start of disease.
* Prune foliage from evergreens that have a burnt appearance. Hollies, Daphnes, Leucothoes, and Sarcococcas are just some of the shrubs that may have been affected by this past winter.
* Prune summer-blooming shrubs, removing any dead wood and any branches that are not desirable. Spring blooming shrubs will also respond best to pruning now, but you will have to sacrifice some blooms. They can be pruned after they flower, but shrubs do not have as many accumulated reserves as they do right after winter. If rosebushes and perennials were not pruned in the fall, now is the time to prune those as well.
* Add the appropriate soil amendments based on your particular garden’s needs. Our Coast of Maine Compost & Peat Moss improves any soil. Do not work the soil until it is dry enough to crumble when you squeeze a handful, and do not walk on your wet garden; compaction will occur.
* Begin fertilizing your houseplants now that their dormancy has ended.
* Garden perennials will benefit from an early feeding of a complete slow-release fertilizer, like Plant~tone, which is 100% organic.
* Adjust guy wires on trees. Check for girdling, which stunts growth.
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March 5, 2010
March Gardening Calendar
What to do in the garden now
March Workshops at McArdle's
Living Succulent Wreaths
Start Your Vegetables Indoors
Composting 101
Seed Starting
Sewing Seeds Indoors
Pruning
Ornamental Grasses and gray leaved perennials
Lenten Rose Hellebores
McArdle's Centennial
Boys and Girls Club Tree Planting
We Make House Calls!
Small Projects at your home
McArdle’s Florist & Garden Center
Adding Color To Your Life, Inside And Out, Since 1910
48 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-5600 | www.mcardles.com
Monday, February 8, 2010
More on the meaning of roses...
Ok, so we already know that what color roses you give sends a message. But did you know that the number of roses presented also has a meaning? Check out this chart I found...
1 Rose Love at the first sight; you are the one
2 Roses Mutual love between both, deeply in love with one another
3 Roses I love you
6 Roses I wanna be yours
7 Roses I'm infatuated with you
9 Roses An Eternal love, together as long as we live
10 Roses You are perfect
11 Roses You are my treasured one; the one I love most in my life
12 Roses Be my steady
13 Roses Secret Admirer
15 Roses I am truly sorry, please forgive me
20 Roses Believe me, I am sincere towards you
21 Roses I am devoted to you
24 Roses Can't stop thinking about you, 24 hours everyday
33 Roses Saying "I love you" with great affection
36 Roses I will remember our romantic moments
40 Roses My love for you is genuine
50 Roses Regretless love, this is
99 Roses I will love you for as long as I live
100 Roses Harmoniously together in a century; remaining devoted as couple till ripe-old age
101 Roses You are my one and only love
108 Roses Please marry me!
365 Roses Can't stop thinking about you, each and everyday
999 Roses Everlasting and Eternal love
999 roses? Wow, I'd love to see that arrangement....
1 Rose Love at the first sight; you are the one
2 Roses Mutual love between both, deeply in love with one another
3 Roses I love you
6 Roses I wanna be yours
7 Roses I'm infatuated with you
9 Roses An Eternal love, together as long as we live
10 Roses You are perfect
11 Roses You are my treasured one; the one I love most in my life
12 Roses Be my steady
13 Roses Secret Admirer
15 Roses I am truly sorry, please forgive me
20 Roses Believe me, I am sincere towards you
21 Roses I am devoted to you
24 Roses Can't stop thinking about you, 24 hours everyday
33 Roses Saying "I love you" with great affection
36 Roses I will remember our romantic moments
40 Roses My love for you is genuine
50 Roses Regretless love, this is
99 Roses I will love you for as long as I live
100 Roses Harmoniously together in a century; remaining devoted as couple till ripe-old age
101 Roses You are my one and only love
108 Roses Please marry me!
365 Roses Can't stop thinking about you, each and everyday
999 Roses Everlasting and Eternal love
999 roses? Wow, I'd love to see that arrangement....
The language of roses...
With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, you may be wondering what to give that special someone. There is nothing more classic than the gift of roses on Febuary
14th. But what color? I found this chart to help you decide...
Red - True love
Blue - Mystery, attaining the impossible
White - Eternal Love, Silence or innocence, wistfulness, virtue, purity, secrecy, reverence and humility
Black - Death, hatred, farewell, rejuvenation or rebirth
Yellow - Friendship, or dying love (or platonic love) or jealousy, infidelity, or apology
Pink - Grace
Dark pink - Gratitude
Light pink - Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy
Burgundy - unconscious Beauty
Coral or orange - Desire, passion
Lavender (violet) - Love at first sight
red and white together - Unity
red and yellow together - Joy, happiness, and excitement
thornless - Love at first sight
Interesting, huh?
But that's not all. Check back in tomorrow for more behind the meaning of roses...
14th. But what color? I found this chart to help you decide...
Red - True love
Blue - Mystery, attaining the impossible
White - Eternal Love, Silence or innocence, wistfulness, virtue, purity, secrecy, reverence and humility
Black - Death, hatred, farewell, rejuvenation or rebirth
Yellow - Friendship, or dying love (or platonic love) or jealousy, infidelity, or apology
Pink - Grace
Dark pink - Gratitude
Light pink - Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy
Burgundy - unconscious Beauty
Coral or orange - Desire, passion
Lavender (violet) - Love at first sight
red and white together - Unity
red and yellow together - Joy, happiness, and excitement
thornless - Love at first sight
Interesting, huh?
But that's not all. Check back in tomorrow for more behind the meaning of roses...
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